< Psalms 148 >

1 Give praise to the Lord. Let the Lord be praised from the heavens: give him praise in the skies.
Dumisani uThixo. Dumisani uThixo emazulwini, mdumiseni eziqongweni ngaphezulu.
2 Give praise to him, all you his angels: give praise to him, all his armies.
Mdumiseni zingilosi zakhe zonke, mdumiseni lonke mabutho asezulwini.
3 Give praise to him, you sun and moon: give praise to him, all you stars of light.
Mdumiseni, langa lenyanga, mdumiseni lonke zinkanyezi ezikhazimulayo.
4 Give praise to him, you highest heavens, and you waters which are over the heavens.
Mdumiseni lina ziqongo zamazulu lani manzi ngaphezulu komkhathi.
5 Let them give praise to the name of the Lord: for he gave the order, and they were made.
Konke kakudumise ibizo likaThixo ngoba yena watsho ilizwi kwadaleka.
6 He has put them in their places for ever; he has given them their limits which may not be broken.
Wazibeka ezindaweni zazo okwanini lanini; wanika isahlulelo esingela kuguquka.
7 Give praise to the Lord from the earth, you great sea-beasts, and deep places:
Dumisani uThixo emhlabeni, lina zidalwa zasolwandle lezinziki zalo zonke,
8 Fire and rain of ice, snow and mists; storm-wind, doing his word:
umbane lesiqhotho, ungqwaqwane lamayezi, umoya wesiphepho owenza intando yakhe,
9 Mountains and all hills; fruit-trees and all trees of the mountains:
lina zintaba lamaqaqa wonke, zihlahla zezithelo lemisedari yonke,
10 Beasts and all cattle; insects and winged birds:
zinyamazana zeganga lenkomo zonke, zinanakazana lezinyoni eziphaphayo,
11 Kings of the earth, and all peoples; rulers and all judges of the earth:
makhosi omhlaba lezizwe zonke, lina makhosana lababusi bonke emhlabeni,
12 Young men and virgins; old men and children:
majaha lezintombi, maxhegu labantwana.
13 Let them give glory to the name of the Lord: for his name only is to be praised: his kingdom is over the earth and the heaven.
Kabalidumise ibizo likaThixo, ngoba ibizo lakhe lodwa liphakeme; inkazimulo yakhe ingaphezulu komhlaba lamazulu.
14 He has put on high the horn of his people, for the praise of all his saints; even the children of Israel, a people which is near to him. Let the Lord be praised.
Ubaphakamisele abantu bakhe uphondo, indumiso yabo bonke abathembekileyo bakhe, eka-Israyeli, abantu abasesifubeni sakhe. Dumisani uThixo.

< Psalms 148 >